GLENDALE, CA — Riedel Communications named Emily Tang Carter and Tyrone Carter as system and support engineers, and Jing Pu Carter as service and support engineer. These new Riedel team members, based at the company’s offices here, will provide direct email and phone assistance as well as on-site support.
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AUSTIN, TX – Fons de Vreede has rejoined High End Systems as business development manager for the digital lighting division. He will focus on sales in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, India and Africa, with improving visibility and increasing market penetration as further goals. Fons’ previous stint at High End Systems ran from 2003 to 2010 as European sales director.
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YONKERS, NY – Neil A. Mazzella, co-founder and president of Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. based in Yonkers, NY, has partnered with Neil O’Connor and Corky Boyd in the ownership of Hudson Scenic. Mazzella will take on the duties of chairman, O’Connor will be the new CEO, and Boyd will be senior vice president overseeing project management and sales.
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HOLLISTER, MO – Canaan Caughey recently joined Blue Planet Lighting’s Hollister, MO, team, where he is handling warehouse management, rental prep, as well as shipping… Read More »Blue Planet Adds Caughey to Team
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BRUSSELS – XL Video has appointed Lucas Covers, former CEO of De Boer Structures and Philips Home Networks, as its new CEO. Covers has served as a senior executive at Philips where he held several international positions. These included the management of the digital video business, Philips Home Networks, located in Paris. In 2008 he became CEO of De Boer Structures, an international supplier of temporary and semi-permanent structures.
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LONDON – James Thomas Engineering has appointed White Light as exclusive distributor of their new JT30 and JT40 truss products. The two truss products mark a new direction for James Thomas. James Thomas Engineering’s Paul Young explains, “White Light is a fantastic company which matches our ambition for these products, so we feel the chemistry and the timing are perfect for this alliance.”
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GRABILL, IN – Gator Cases Inc. has recently hired Mike Barnhill as its new plant manager for the company’s US-based rotational molding factory in Grabill, IN. Barnhill joins the Gator family with experience in the production and manufacturing industries, most recently with Harlan Cabinet.
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NORCROSS, GA — Tech Rentals, LLC, a national provider of AV services for the meetings and events industry, has acquired ProStage, Inc., a full service event staging company. ProStage, with offices in Ocoee, FL (near Orlando) and Las Vegas, NV, will continue to be headed by the company’s president, Tim Piper, who founded the company in 1991.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Jamey Brock has joined Creative Stage Lighting as Southeast regional sales manager. Brock is a senior level sales professional with many years of experience in entertainment and architectural lighting, including positions at Martin and Chauvet.
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NEW YORK — 4Wall named industry veteran Bill Groener general manager of its Systems & Design division. Groener will be responsible for the Systems team on a national level, overseeing design and installation projects taking place at all five 4Wall locations. Groener’s background includes more than 30 years of lighting design, production and management roles within the industry.
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FOLSOM, CA – Stage 1, Inc., based here, recently announced the expansion of its service area throughout the West Coast, including all of California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The company is also gearing up to serve customers on special projects in the Midwest and abroad.
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